How BARCODES Work

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  • @Akashpagol
    @Akashpagol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    I wish every educational video on youtube was like this. Brief yet comprehensive.

    • @PacoOtis
      @PacoOtis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perfect comment! If only they were!

    • @aaryashukla8404
      @aaryashukla8404 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes this channel is best

    • @paulshevyakov4542
      @paulshevyakov4542 ปีที่แล้ว

      78u

    • @LeonSheeter
      @LeonSheeter 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, I learn much better when the audio randomly becomes super loud for less than a second & goes back to normal..Especially learn the best whenever he says anything with a 'b' or a 'p' sound & it explodes a deep thunderous 'puff' sound.

  • @ConnecticutEmporium
    @ConnecticutEmporium 10 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    Finally! Now I can get rid of my POS system and read the bar codes myself!

    • @mxmm744
      @mxmm744 9 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      ConnecticutEmporium Point of sale or piece of shit?

    • @m0llux
      @m0llux 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      mxm m both, i guess

    • @melodysm
      @melodysm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      LOL I know this is a joke but you’d also have to memorize all of the manufacturing codes and the product numbers.

    • @moneybandzzzz4352
      @moneybandzzzz4352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Finally! I know all the steps to shoplift!

  • @eddiekern
    @eddiekern 11 ปีที่แล้ว +568

    Wow, this was a great video. Very interesting and informative. Now I have a great conversation piece to break the awkward silence on a first date.

    • @CarlosValencia-cd7fi
      @CarlosValencia-cd7fi 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao awesome

    • @roarthemovie
      @roarthemovie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      You're going to bore a date to death on the first date???

    • @Lizzie-sp5dq
      @Lizzie-sp5dq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ....and the last......😴

    • @MrJerzy624
      @MrJerzy624 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Hey girl wanna learn about barcodes lmao!! that would def be an ice breaker kinda funny too

    • @abdelrahmanmagdy298
      @abdelrahmanmagdy298 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      HAHAHA

  • @fdgxtgtybfgvg1086
    @fdgxtgtybfgvg1086 5 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Walmart Employer: "So... what's a skill you have?"
    Me: "I can understand barcodes."

  • @niktwister
    @niktwister 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    For anyone wondering , this is UPC-A barcode generation algorithm . There are many others , for example "Code 128" barcode generation algorithm is capable of encoding alphanumeric characters from ASCII character set.

    • @LMBee00
      @LMBee00 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Way above my comprehension abilities. I got lost about a minute in and then my mind wanders about something I can comprehend.

  • @foadrightnow5725
    @foadrightnow5725 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Easily one of THE most informative videos per minute that I've seen! I learned more about bar codes in four minutes than I did in seventeen years in the grocery biz! Thanks!

  • @Danielmountford_
    @Danielmountford_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I showed a photo of a paint can with a small bar code on it to an employee who scanned the screen and instantly brought up the same product on his phone. I work in a pretty tech industry and it's pretty cool that such a simple design works so well

  • @pinche1994
    @pinche1994 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    These type of videos are what I always wanted! I wish the internet was more populated with this type of stuff. LOVE IT. KEEP MAKING MORE! And thanks.

  • @DenizDales
    @DenizDales 10 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Your voice should be on TV. Even when you say chicken soup it's interesting.

  • @TRAVELLEROFWORLDS
    @TRAVELLEROFWORLDS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This cashier is grateful for the lesson!

    • @lolgerman
      @lolgerman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tobie Allen II same lmao

  • @arturshchukin2341
    @arturshchukin2341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Concise and straight to the point! Thank you for making us learn and saving our time.

  • @sihlejpromajola1718
    @sihlejpromajola1718 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The most articulate explanation you can ever get in this world... Well done for Excellent videos.

  • @OliverBack
    @OliverBack 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's funny, me and my dad were having a conversation about this when I was visiting him, and by chance I saw this video about 40 minutes before he phones, thanks a lot for the upload, this is a great channel.

  • @BlackMambo5
    @BlackMambo5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'll never see barcodes the same way ever again. Thank you!

  • @arpit5ster
    @arpit5ster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing, I learnt this is 5 mins. Wow, great informative video.

  • @ictcomputersciencewithmiss8965
    @ictcomputersciencewithmiss8965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Absolutely fantastic! You make it seem so simple!

  • @Respect2theFallen
    @Respect2theFallen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thats crazy the 0 and 1 light reflection was exactly the opposite of what I was thinking and this is all interesting. Definitely gonna dive deeper into this.

  • @proengineer4250
    @proengineer4250 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very nice and comprehensive way of giving a lesson. Thanks A LOT!

  • @jarecki93
    @jarecki93 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is very useful lesson for me. Thanks to you I have made a project at my university!

  • @BisratAbraha
    @BisratAbraha 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nicely done. I only wanted to know the basics of barcodes before I present a proposal to a company and it is well explained.

  • @Like_Ike
    @Like_Ike 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    every answer to every question I had about barcodes right here!! thanx really helpful!!!

    • @Like_Ike
      @Like_Ike 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      THEPROGOLDLION hey lol

  • @dukestt
    @dukestt 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    my scanner works on my phone, at least, and it really is Campbells Chicken Noodle soup. $1.29 apparently.

    • @IsaacComelli
      @IsaacComelli 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +dukestt What a deal!

    • @deanmaize8113
      @deanmaize8113 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      dukestt. I saw that dude i was at Wal-Mart when I saw that

    • @tommydrown4378
      @tommydrown4378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤣😂🤣

  • @henrygdance
    @henrygdance 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very clear, short, yet enough info to understand barcode system. Great!

  • @inqilabpatel1
    @inqilabpatel1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks a lot for such a brilliant lecture just in one lesson. Thanks again.

  • @Yup_Pup
    @Yup_Pup 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i work in a warehouse and im super glad to finally understand this

  • @mark0nius
    @mark0nius 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I might have missed it, but I think you forgot to mention that the numbers on the right side are inverted to those on the left (0 becomes 1 and vice versa). Zero on left: 0001101; Zero on right 1110010

  • @milkykungnaja
    @milkykungnaja 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Magnificent video tutorial. Very clear voice and wonderful illustrations. Thanks a lot :-) Subscribed.

  • @BaileyVea
    @BaileyVea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This really helped me in my college math class. Thank you! :)

  • @dmillionairkid
    @dmillionairkid 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that was awesome! exactly what i was looking for for the last 2 hrs! thanks for breaking it down for us!!

    • @azeemahmad7116
      @azeemahmad7116 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm replying to a 9 year old comment.XD

  • @mangasprai
    @mangasprai 10 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    i feel less dumb.

  • @TaylorMMontgomery
    @TaylorMMontgomery 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's important to note that this is a UPC, there are many types of barcodes and they work differently than UPCs

  • @sei-bay
    @sei-bay ปีที่แล้ว

    You are really amazing
    You did this just in 4 minutes
    Thank you

  • @AT-zr9tv
    @AT-zr9tv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very elegant and clear presentation, thanks!!!

  • @xenux123
    @xenux123 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg this is mindblown for me. Thank you very much! Old but gold video.

  • @AmDsus2Fmaj7Am
    @AmDsus2Fmaj7Am 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "do you know how barcodes work?"
    that would be a cool opener for that cute cashier :) LOL

    • @Dee-df3mo
      @Dee-df3mo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm sure that cute cashier is on hour six of her shift and gives two fucks about how a bar code works lmao

  • @BarcodeFreeware
    @BarcodeFreeware 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good course to quickly understand how bar codes work.

  • @LuwBren
    @LuwBren 13 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's unbelievable that all that happens in just one second when I beep my product in a store :0

  • @gajumasare5443
    @gajumasare5443 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This small video has everything and it was really easy to understand 😃

  • @Bollywoodviibes
    @Bollywoodviibes 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks a lot because i have a presentation tomorrow on this topic.

  • @Sensei_Mango_Man
    @Sensei_Mango_Man 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Up to now, i’ve come to know how barcodes work. Really interesting information.

  • @mattG527
    @mattG527 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    QUESTION! ---- I'd really LOVE TO KNOW the extent of what a barcode can tell me --- I work in a warehouse & I've been told that the first 3 numbers tell you the country it was made in (true or not?), you mentioned the first digit showing standard or weighted things; what about 4 through 9? & do you know of a link or any reading material anywhere for me to look through? I've been looking on the web for ages but this video has told me more then all the other research I've done. Thank you!

  • @jus1taj
    @jus1taj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy crap. That was way more than I could have imagined.

  • @deathby1hpgaming485
    @deathby1hpgaming485 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The people that came up with this were way ahead of their time.

  • @CrabMinded
    @CrabMinded 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Moooore video plz. This chanel could be in the top 10 edu channels on youtube!

  • @RedWillB
    @RedWillB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interestingly, I've noticed no one has pointed out that the right side's number codes are just the inverse of the left side's.
    Example:
    Left side 1: 0011001
    Right side 1: 1100110

  • @IDAutomation
    @IDAutomation 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @boombasticLee
    If you are attempting to calculate a 13th digit, then you are creating a symbology known as EAN13 (looks similar to UPC). In this particular example, UPCa takes 11 digits and produces a 12th (check digit).

  • @hideokuwaki
    @hideokuwaki 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the case of the barcode, the binaries are just a standard, not the binary equivalent for the decimal number.
    To convert a binary number to a decimal number you can use this:
    For example, converting 10101010 into decimal,
    1*2^7+0*2^6+1*2^5+0*2^4+1*2^3+0*2^2+1*2^1+0*2^0
    So the binary 10101010 is equivalent to the decimal 170.
    Maybe this can help you: watch?v=Fmb3TCvlETk

  • @KevinSkarritt
    @KevinSkarritt 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    FABULOUS video!!!! Bravo. Request: Can you do a similar video for 2D Barcodes/QRCodes?

  • @cca211
    @cca211 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    WOW!! I feel so enlightened!

  • @GopalKrishanAggarwal1
    @GopalKrishanAggarwal1 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do we have to feed the manufacture and product codes in computer first?

  • @IDAutomation
    @IDAutomation 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @n40798
    Yes, it is UPCA. UPCE takes in the same amount of data but produces an 8 digit barcode.

  • @brycepascua1685
    @brycepascua1685 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's happens when it's completely scratched off is it still readable like able to read what barcode was there last?

  • @add859tankionline
    @add859tankionline 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally a video that answers my shower thought about a barcode knowing if it is upside down. Thanks lol

  • @carlziade4353
    @carlziade4353 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this lesson. Can you share the presentation you used?

  • @windexbottle3253
    @windexbottle3253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What happens if u were to draw a line through the lines would it obstruct the processing of the barcode?

    • @AT-zr9tv
      @AT-zr9tv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Go to your supermarket and find out!

    • @unspecifiedvee2876
      @unspecifiedvee2876 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      * holds up line ... "Pricecheck" 🔊

  • @BarcodeFreeware
    @BarcodeFreeware 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Use Excel data to print bulk barcode labels - In order to improve work efficiency, you can first enter the value of the barcode in Excel, and then import it into our barcode generator software to make barcodes in batches.

  • @InsidiousClouds
    @InsidiousClouds 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So theoretically, could I replace the type of barcode on lets say an apple from a 2 to a 0, and just get the apple without having to weigh it at all?

  • @WadelDee
    @WadelDee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did they come up with the codes on the left side and then inverted them to get those on the right or are the codes on the left side an inversion of the codes on the right?

  • @SpaceLinerFlight
    @SpaceLinerFlight 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you mention about the Absorption Lines?

  • @boombasticLee
    @boombasticLee 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    how do you calculate for 13 digit barcode digits ?

  • @SyedAmeedSA
    @SyedAmeedSA 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love the way you have explained how barcode works. But how does one know exactly which manufacturer and product has which code? Is there an administered international database that we have to register into? Provided that there is no administered database, can anyone generate their own EAN barcodes for free, with their favorite numbers as manufacturer and product code?

  • @0MVR_0
    @0MVR_0 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the modulo check character similar to a checksum?

  • @appoline2327
    @appoline2327 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    My TaoHorse barcode scanner works great for 1D/2D barcodes, iPhone, PC, etc., finally know what happens, thanks:)

  • @skatejam7
    @skatejam7 13 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    :( i wanted him to go into the tracking of items, very informative though! thanks!

  • @BiFilms1
    @BiFilms1 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it possible to know the price of the thing that has this barcode on it ?

  • @MrCavitysChessCorner
    @MrCavitysChessCorner 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude your videos are awesome!!

  • @victorialazareva
    @victorialazareva 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Life /noun/ 1. The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
    2. The period between the birth and death of a living thing.
    I hope that helps c:

  • @sleepyrabbit4655
    @sleepyrabbit4655 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great explanation. Why the channel stopped producing this type of videos?

  • @xerox844
    @xerox844 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are one damn good teacher man

  • @SohilShah_Melodyman
    @SohilShah_Melodyman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very well explained; thanks for sharing!

  • @levinparackal
    @levinparackal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thankyou so much for this amazing explanation :)

  • @rajvibes007
    @rajvibes007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is it work with ought numerical digit?
    some barcode it seeing with numerical digit and some without digit!!

  • @Tony32
    @Tony32 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Next time i see a tough guy with a barcode tattooed on the back of his head I'll be able to figure it out. It'll say Chicken Noodle Soup probably.

  • @shqiptariksprishtina9952
    @shqiptariksprishtina9952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i have learn how to make barcode, but i still dont know hot to set price on them !!!!????? if you kan help me with that

  • @4DModding
    @4DModding ปีที่แล้ว

    Most efficient video on youtube

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The people who figured out this complicated system, what planet are they from? Whew! Excellent job with the video but I have to go now as my brain is now full! Best of luck!

  • @blakebecker7362
    @blakebecker7362 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can now read barcodes without a scanner, thanks!

  • @qoolandz
    @qoolandz 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's help me understand and make my own DIY Barcode with MS-Excel, Thank you.

  • @anachronic-vibes
    @anachronic-vibes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How do you make the translation from binary to decimal ? Left side the binary 0011001 is translated as 1, but on the right 1100110 is 1. I can see a logic in that on the right side the 1 becomes 0 and vice versa, but i can't see the further logic. I haven't been searching too much tbh. :)

    • @emad3241
      @emad3241 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Adrian Roata i think you convert the binary number based on the list in 1:40
      not to decimal

    • @niheltouil7513
      @niheltouil7513 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just spent the last hour trynna to figure out this x)

    • @chrisa1234
      @chrisa1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@emad3241 Are those translations just completely arbitrary or is there some methodology which means that 0011001 = 1 etc?

  • @jamescooley8312
    @jamescooley8312 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I understood everything until the modulo check number and then I was like, "Yeah, I'll never be able to explain this to anyone..."

  • @3ds12Game
    @3ds12Game 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You are awesome,
    this is also 1 lession:
    my-youtube-account + awesome lessions = subscribed

  • @BokanProductions
    @BokanProductions 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    When a product is discontinued do they reuse that product's barcode for a different product? I mean it's not like it's ever going to be used again.

    • @Luckingsworth
      @Luckingsworth 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      BokanProductions To answer the question for anyone curious 2 years later here, the code will continue to be allocated to the product for awhile even after discontinuation ad many stores will still be selling the item for awhile, and many suppliers will still have leftover product for awhile. But in the long run yes it will eventually be recycled.

    • @kipchickensout
      @kipchickensout 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Luckingsworth nice

  • @bradkeen1973
    @bradkeen1973 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is in Morse Code. It's dots and dashes to generate numbers.

  • @thecomedian4136
    @thecomedian4136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very informative! Thanks a lot!

  • @Poornima_life
    @Poornima_life 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks sir..Very easy n effectively explained..

  • @DaElfer
    @DaElfer 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much. I was able to create a program to generate a barcode

  • @as20239
    @as20239 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks this lesson helped me alot.

  • @ninoflow777
    @ninoflow777 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting video, but what is the difference between UPCA and Code 39 barcodes?

  • @umargul5644
    @umargul5644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job sir,thanks

  • @datobogveradze2645
    @datobogveradze2645 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i feel much more clever now than i was when i woke up this morning

  • @mndlessdrwer
    @mndlessdrwer 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Especially if you are looking at the much compressed versions that define most of the equations by employing operators such as the gradient, divergence, curl or del operators. Then you have to look all of those up and learn that the bolded letters are actually Vector potentials or Vector fields, and how those function. Then you learn partial derivatives and cross and dot products. By then you will have just scratched the surface. Math, helping the universe confuse us.

  • @tomiadventures
    @tomiadventures 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Futurama: "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all."
    12th digit: "BUT BUT BUT MATHS! D:

  • @Drevilbreakfast
    @Drevilbreakfast ปีที่แล้ว

    straight to the point good video

  • @AlexusDelphi
    @AlexusDelphi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you, very informative. I half expected this to be one of those religious nut videos.

  • @MC-Minority
    @MC-Minority 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    that was freaking awesome

  • @alhdlakhfdqw
    @alhdlakhfdqw 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    AWSOME !!! very very nice explainde!! keep it up man!!!

  • @tigermar19
    @tigermar19 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    great, concise explanation!

  • @waynefoster1430
    @waynefoster1430 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So helpfull!!!!!! I always wanted to know how it works.

  • @EAHardware
    @EAHardware 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    but what about other barcodes... EAN-13 don't have the Modulo Check number or the Number System Character (0)... how do they work that stuff out... how do they do a final check?Also what is best practice, should we include the Check number and Number system in a barcode or should they not be part of the barcode...I guess you are using a UPC-A code, what is the difference between that and UPC-E?

  • @StanimirYakimov
    @StanimirYakimov 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You said that the first digit (in this case 0) shows the type of the product - so how about if the digit is 7?

    • @julianslc07
      @julianslc07 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      1 - Reserved for future use
      2 - Items sold by varying weight, such as meats and cheese.
      3 - Drug and health items
      4 - Used by stores for local needs
      5 - Manufacturer coupons that can be doubled or tripled.
      6 - General merchandise
      *7 - General merchandise*
      8 - Reserved for future use
      9 - Manufacturer coupons that cannot be doubled or tripled.
      It was a copy-paste so don't thank me about it.

    • @thefreddykilo
      @thefreddykilo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      7 is reserved for automatic firearms and illegal drugs

    • @Rajat-Sharma1
      @Rajat-Sharma1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@julianslc07 where did you copy it from i want to know